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Mark Notess, Ph.D.
Mark Notess has worked in industry, higher education, and consulting. Mark led user-centered design initiatives at Hewlett-Packard and was the program manager for a worldwide online learning portal at Agilent Technologies. As director of user experience at Unext.com, he led a design and evaluation team for online courses. Now at Indiana University, Mark has taught human-computer interaction at the graduate level and manages development of digital library projects. He consults in the areas of online learning, user experience design, and user research through Very There. He speaks and publishes widely on user-centered design topics and is on the editorial advisory board of eLearn Magazine. Mark holds a doctorate in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and also holds graduate degrees in education and computer science. mark@verythere.com

Paula Curtis, MS
Paula Curtis has over 20 years of experience helping design teams understand their customers and translate that understanding into effective, usable products. She has worked with such firms as Xerox and Hewlett-Packard as a consultant and trainer in user-centered design processes. She has worked on such varied products as surgical staplers, training for healthcare professionals, and online learning environments. Paula holds masters degrees in Systems Engineering and Genetics from the University of Arizona. paula@verythere.com